Vance, Jack
Author Biography & Works
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Books by Vance, Jack
Tales Of The Dying Earth
Tale of the Dying Earth truly stands as one of the greatest works ever penned. Everything that's good and bad about the human condition is eloquently expressed within this tale....
The Eyes Of The Overworld
In the dim far future of Earth, when the sun had shrunk to a small red disk in the dark sky and the race of man lived in isolated cities...
Cugel's Saga
The roguish Cugel the Clever is stranded on a shore on the other side of the world by the Laughing Magic and must fight, bluff, and connive his way back...
Rhialto The Marvellous
Rhialto the Marvellous takes up the personal and political conflicts among a conclave of two dozen magicians of Ascolais and Almery in the 21st Aeon. The shocking appearance of the...
Big Planet
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Big Planet is BIG. Really big, but with a surface gravity about equal to that of Earth. It was colonized by a whole bunch of colorful characters, ranging from rebels,...
Showboat World
Showboat World is Jack Vance's second Big Planet novel, in which a showboat travels the rivers of a strange world full of dangers.
The Dragon Masters
On the rocky planet Aerlith, humans have managed to gain a spotty foothold. They live in the valleys with fertile soil and fight occasional battles for territory and general dominance....
The Blue World
A spaceship with a bunch of delinquents crashes on a water-covered planet. The survivors manage to adapt to the circumstances and rebuild a kind of civilization, living on the giant...
To Live Forever
In a near utopian city lengthening someone's life is a reward the government bestows. And immortality is the highest honor, reserved for select few.
The Pnume
The fourth in the Planet of Adventure sequence, this novel features hostile aliens and an Earthman who must survive.
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